In this video listen to Genesis 35 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Genesis 35 the deaths of three people are recounted, first being Deborah’s Jacob’s mothers nurse, who would have been quite elderly, perhaps, 140. The second to die was Rachel, Jacob’s favourite wife and Joseph’s mother at a young age of perhaps 36, according to the Jewish Encyclopedia (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/art...), and Isaac at the age of 180.

Rachel died in childbirth giving birth to Benjamin, the only one of the twelve brothers to be born in Canaan.

Here Rachel names her son, ‘son of my sorrow’ or Ben Oni on her death. However Jacob overrules and renames him ‘son of my right right’ or Ben Jamin. Here we see the purpose of God at work. Bec ...